It has been nearly six months now since Trish and I met, and things have been amazing! We settled into a good routine almost immediately. When we had both of our kids, we would do family things. When we only had one of our kids, we would focus more on what they wanted, and when it was just us we focused on each other. Mary was able to join the same soccer t...
I enjoy going frequently to nudist beach to soak up nature, sun, wind, sea in the nude when I was single. Now I go with my family. It was relaxing, carefree way of spending time and to unwind. I frequented the nudist beach as it give a fresh relaxing windy environment. It was all fun. The splashing waves have a soothing calm effect. I am in an extraordinar...
My third rum'n'coke was nearly empty, nothing but ice and and a thin layer of cola-flavoured water left in the glass. I sighed and checked my phone for what was likely the thirtieth time, confirming that my blind date was indeed over an hour late. And, of course, no text or message from her. I looked around the nearly-deserted pub, annoyed at the occasional...
My name is Marjerie. I'm thirty-nine years old. I was married to George when I was only twenty. He left when I was just twenty-three and Charles was only two. I got an uncontested divorce three years after he disappeared. Charles is the only thing George gave me and the best thing I've ever received. Charles is now eighteen and just graduated from high scho...
So here I am, incorrigible as always, with the second chapter of Damien Chandler's misadventures and coming of age. I hope you like this chapter. Your votes, comments and private feedback mean the world to me, so please leave them on the way out. A shout of thanks to my editors KatieTay and NaokoSmith, without whose help this chapter would probably have bee...
Note from Jake Rivers: This is my seventh semi-annual "invitational." The initial one was based on the Statler Brother's song, "This Bed of Rose's." The most recent invitational included songs written or performed by Willie Nelson. The current effort consists of stories based on song titles that have a weather term in them, such as "Stormy Weather, "Foggy M...
Authors Note: This story is named and written after the wonderful song created by The Beatles, 'In My Life'. The text in Italics is the lyrics of the song and was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.As always thank you very much to eclecticwoman818 for her editing and constant encouragement with my stories. * There are places I rememberAll my life, t...
Chapter 1 The battered white and dirty Mercedes coupe that would have prompted cardiac arrests if parked in the foyer of the car's-maker's Stuttgart HQ, entered the palm-lined entrance and through exotic gardens surrounding three sides of the international factory and administrative center of Chic Swimwear Inc. of California. Chic Madison grinned, thinking...
Part 4 - Meeting Anne Chapter 9 - A Special Time with Molly After breakfast in the morning, Molly and I helped Nicole and Inish with their bags to the train station and went off to look at potential shop locations. Molly had on a colorful spring dress that took years off. I held her hand and kissed her cheek. "Can I tell you a secret?" "Oh my, secrets, is...
There is indeed an institute of higher education which served as a partial model for Locksmith University, as some readers may be able to guess. Nevertheless, there is precious little light and less truth about the university in this story. I must confess I have callously played with details of life in its engineering school for my own narrative purposes. An...